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sambora's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Part science-fiction, part manifesto, part political satire... Utopia was a fascinating read.
I am not quite sure of this book's context in a historical sense, but the text itself was very interesting.
The first half (of this admittedly quite short book) was a bit of a slog for me, and it took a dozen pages or so for me to find my flow with reading the old English of the 1500s.
Once that clicked it made for much smoother reading, and going into the second half, the description and world-building of this Island of Utopia, had me far more engaged.
4 stars
Additional note; the Everyman Library edition of this book is beautiful. Very well put together little hardback
I am not quite sure of this book's context in a historical sense, but the text itself was very interesting.
The first half (of this admittedly quite short book) was a bit of a slog for me, and it took a dozen pages or so for me to find my flow with reading the old English of the 1500s.
Once that clicked it made for much smoother reading, and going into the second half, the description and world-building of this Island of Utopia, had me far more engaged.
4 stars
Additional note; the Everyman Library edition of this book is beautiful. Very well put together little hardback
jakepauler69's review
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
caleboh_1's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I hated this. Very quickly skimmed the second half of this book, but but but, discussion of how we progress as a society in section made "reading" worthwhile.
coppercrane2's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
thaell's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
khaufnaak's review
1.0
I did not finish this book, I gave up two chapters before the end. I despise this piece of writing. I don’t know how I tried reading this by my own free will, this is the kind of book they make you read in school. The writing style is dry and tedious, meandering and full of monologues. It’s like Thomas More was elucidating his views through some guy just talking non-stop. It’s like a lecture written down. I understand this may have been the writing style of his time, but I simply cannot stand it. I’d rather read Herland.
michellechien930's review against another edition
4.0
More was the person to coin the Utopian term and lead the genre, also he wrote this in like 1516 so I don't want to be too harsh but like: women working double jobs in the kitchen? Them being presented naked to men like storefront goods? Only men upholding the authoritative jobs? And you say this is an Utopia (or Hythloday says). (In honesty, a man's utopia is a women's dystopia sometimes)